tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post7642563258088283255..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: Annotated Miscellany - Typewriters Here and ThereAdwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-2408303204935866722012-10-13T22:36:48.249+02:002012-10-13T22:36:48.249+02:00I have been building up my resolve for a couple of...I have been building up my resolve for a couple of years now; got it down pat! Look, photograph, wring hands, stiffen upper lip, walk straight ahead and try not to think about it. That, or sleep on the street while my typewriters live it up in the apartment...Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-83437454275290585152012-10-13T22:24:34.811+02:002012-10-13T22:24:34.811+02:00I kept going back to make sure my eyes weren't...I kept going back to make sure my eyes weren't deceiving me... and each time I hoped it would be gone, rescued by someone else. I will continue to tell myself it was...Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-35944763924907501712012-10-13T22:22:42.041+02:002012-10-13T22:22:42.041+02:00Fantasy, sort of... all that is missing is a place...Fantasy, sort of... all that is missing is a place to put all these strays! <br /><br />As for your usual end-of-year Swiss package, hmmm... fancy a Hermes 2000 to complete the set :-)? Not much I can think of to find you on this end, either; whenever you have an irresistible craving I can help with, I would be very glad to help out as always :PAdwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-63197617480701942282012-10-13T22:16:01.442+02:002012-10-13T22:16:01.442+02:00Fortunately, typewriter-in-the-bushes is not an ev...Fortunately, typewriter-in-the-bushes is not an everyday experience here - it would break my heart otherwise! It was bad enough leaving this behind...Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-28772270569500033842012-10-13T22:11:17.873+02:002012-10-13T22:11:17.873+02:00Not many recliners in this neck of the woods, I...Not many recliners in this neck of the woods, I'm afraid. In fact, not very much that I can identify as being from the '60s, either... the most predictable sidewalk item here is a CRT TV; I guess they're the new manual typewriter (still useable but obsolete).Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-27138456099303248492012-10-13T22:09:44.243+02:002012-10-13T22:09:44.243+02:00You never know; keep looking! Probably an electric...You never know; keep looking! Probably an electric one will turn up first, and then one day a manual will catch your eye...Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-183052462155347832012-10-13T22:08:59.749+02:002012-10-13T22:08:59.749+02:00I know, I had to wonder whether they had genuinely...I know, I had to wonder whether they had genuinely tried to get rid of it (Freecycle, local Craigslist, etc), before dumping it outside in such horrid weather. Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-83764264061081131482012-10-13T22:08:14.510+02:002012-10-13T22:08:14.510+02:00Good idea, but I fear the Traveller C, mediocre th...Good idea, but I fear the Traveller C, mediocre though it is, would have been an easier sell for them (cuteness and all that). I do wish I knew others in Geneva who would appreciate the (free) finds I cannot absorb, though!Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-83097384818207854612012-10-13T22:03:42.390+02:002012-10-13T22:03:42.390+02:00...I had to do a double-take on that big white bea......I had to do a double-take on that big white beast. I have never seen a typewriter so literally in the wild! You, madam, have far more resolve than I; if I were surrounded by wild typers at every corner I would literally have no space to move in my flat! They would be stacked vaulted ceiling-high like Tetris cubes. I'm not certain whether to applaud that iron resolve or writhe in agony! Ha!A.R.M.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11647457788080424015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-74519653919994109692012-10-12T17:46:47.496+02:002012-10-12T17:46:47.496+02:00Kitten? That is a full-grown tiger! And it would t...Kitten? That is a full-grown tiger! And it would take a fortune (in space) to keep...Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-50091807129650033052012-10-12T17:36:06.209+02:002012-10-12T17:36:06.209+02:00Glad to hear someone has one of these and likes it...Glad to hear someone has one of these and likes it! It is a bit plain-looking, but I do appreciate the understated style. Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-57830406666609377512012-10-12T17:29:56.490+02:002012-10-12T17:29:56.490+02:00The sight of that SG3 "in the wild" was ...The sight of that SG3 "in the wild" was one of the most SURREAL things ever!Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633967390492270136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-55478651141079642622012-10-12T17:15:12.284+02:002012-10-12T17:15:12.284+02:00There, there, Michael. I know. Just hug yours (SG-...There, there, Michael. I know. Just hug yours (SG-1 or SG-3) a bit tighter tonight... Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-36414469276853452952012-10-12T16:43:08.962+02:002012-10-12T16:43:08.962+02:00Your findings never cease to amaze me! I just can&...Your findings never cease to amaze me! I just can't imagine this fantasy world you live in where you step outside your apartment or your workplace and just find typewriters sitting there for you to take home. And some well sought-after ones, to boot!<br /><br />I was just thinking about you the other day. It's close to the end of the year and the past two years, I anxiously awaited a deekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140131381076720375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-33186900561731342902012-10-12T09:33:24.980+02:002012-10-12T09:33:24.980+02:00I don't know how you can resist...I don't know how you can resist...French Nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750253554082096392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-75402302707693805882012-10-12T06:10:34.914+02:002012-10-12T06:10:34.914+02:00Oh my goodness, a typewriter in the bushes?! D:
Th...Oh my goodness, a typewriter in the bushes?! D:<br />That's really awesome in a sad way. Meh.<br />And, I can't believe how many Hermes Babies there are on your end of the world. We dog fight for the Babies here! :p Nathttp://natslaptaps.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-53424257062603079752012-10-12T03:37:10.070+02:002012-10-12T03:37:10.070+02:00That abandoned SG-3 is one of the saddest things I...That abandoned SG-3 is one of the saddest things I have seen. I've run across many 1960s recliners left by the side of the road, but never a typewriter! I suppose the former owner bought a laptop and got rid of the analog word maker. I doubt that digital tools will look as good in 40 years.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this and other photographic awesomeness. Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-83668774495004879882012-10-12T03:12:35.040+02:002012-10-12T03:12:35.040+02:00I wish I can find a typewriter someday on the stre...I wish I can find a typewriter someday on the street! I always look to see if there are any.Fer Andradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438606270227702149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-56569960956452703572012-10-12T02:04:23.925+02:002012-10-12T02:04:23.925+02:00You have great luck finding abandoned typewriters!...You have great luck finding abandoned typewriters! I cannot believer someone actually abandoned an SG-3 You should have really carried it home.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-80925486487900307962012-10-12T01:24:33.434+02:002012-10-12T01:24:33.434+02:00You should have carried the sg3 to the shop with t...You should have carried the sg3 to the shop with the high price - they might have given you a commission!notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-45135675244174510712012-10-11T23:48:14.739+02:002012-10-11T23:48:14.739+02:00We can see your resolve is firm if you can leave b...We can see your resolve is firm if you can leave behind a free SG3 that stares at you like a soaked, mewling kitten hiding in the bushes... Salute! (:Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-25039574937448771112012-10-11T23:04:26.869+02:002012-10-11T23:04:26.869+02:00That brown and beige Royal Mercury that the lady o...That brown and beige Royal Mercury that the lady offered you - I have one the exact same color. It's my vacation typer, I've taken it for typing on the beach in California. <br /><br />Sounds like a nice book, thanks for posting.Joe Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679530650280030752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-26081010005719553002012-10-11T22:51:10.556+02:002012-10-11T22:51:10.556+02:00Abandoned SG3! Pardon me for a moment while I sob ...Abandoned SG3! Pardon me for a moment while I sob quietly in the corner...mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.com